Collab Care for Professionals

If you’re a healthcare provider, you may benefit from the medical and psychiatric house call and telehealth services offered by Dr. Raymond Zakhari, NP, of Metro Medical Direct.

Who We Can Help

Metro Medical Direct services can address the needs of a wide range of healthcare providers, including:

  • Physicians
  • Hospital discharge planners
  • Social workers
  • Mental health professionals
  • Directors of assisted living facilities
  • Aging life care professionals and geriatric care managers
  • Guardianship representatives
  • Eldercare lawyers

For speak requests, patient referrals, or other questions, call us at (917) 484-2709 or email raymond.zakhari@gmail.com.

man talking to psychiatrist
man talking to psychiatrist

How We Help Healthcare Providers

Dr. Zakhari and Metro Medical Direct can help you in the following ways, depending on your healthcare role or capacity:

Our Consulting Services

Dr. Zakhari, triple board-certified nurse practitioner, offers professional education and consulting services in a professional setting. Dr. Zakhari is available for public speaking engagements at universities, medical practices, conventions, and other meetings in which his expertise in primary and psychiatric care is relevant.

To request more information or to invite Dr. Raymond Zakhari to your gathering, please fill out our quick contact form, specifying the date, time, and location of your seminar, conference, or meeting, the intended audience, and the number of participants expected to attend.

Do you have a patient you would like to keep out of the emergency room? Do your patients require a face-to-face encounter to qualify for home care? Triple board-certified family and psychiatric nurse practitioner Dr. Zakhari can make a home visit to ensure treatment compliance and promote independence.

Do certain patients experience frequent hospital readmission? We offer a hospital diversion program focused on transitional care, to keep patients from being readmitted. Dr. Zakhari provides home care, managing chronic conditions and reducing symptoms to help prevent your patient from relapsing and requiring hospital care.

Are you about to discharge a patient that is high risk for readmission? Dr. Zakhari offers an integrative primary care approach covering both psychiatric and medical care for optimum patient health.

Are medical comorbidities complicated by mental illness for your patients? Dr. Zakhari can perform a thorough evaluation of your patient’s health history to help determine a comprehensive treatment plan targeting all conditions.

Are there elderly patients you’re worried may be headed for hospitalization or a skilled nursing facility? Dr. Zakhari offers on-site medical and psychiatric treatment to help manage patient health and reduce the likelihood of apartment vacancy or discharge to hospitals.